Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Toxic Exposure Lawsuit, Judge Determines

(June 30, 2022, 12:04 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — An insurer has no duty to defend its insured against an underlying toxic exposure lawsuit arising from the cleanup of a fire that destroyed a city in California because the policy’s pollution exclusion bars coverage, a California federal judge said June 15 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....